| Vladimir Begunov | |
| Birth Date: | 1959 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gvardeyskoye, Simferopol raion, Crimean Oblast, USSR |
| Origin: | Sverdlovsk, Russia |
| Genre: | rock, country, reggae |
| Occupation: | musician, songwriter |
| Instrument: | guitar, bass |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
| Associated Acts: | Chaif |
Vladimir Sergeyevich Begunov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Бегунов|; born 25 March 1959) is a Russian guitarist, songwriter, founder and permanent member of the Chaif band.
Vladimir Begunov was born in the Crimean Oblast to a family of an accountant and an aircraft engineer. As a teenager his family moved to the small town Lakhta near Arkhangelsk. At that time he played in a Tsunami band. Among his favourite bands were The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors and T. Rex.[1] When he was in 10 grade his family moved to Sverdlovsk, where he became Vladimir Shakhrin's classmate. In 1978–1980 he served in the Army reaching the military rank of a sergeant. In 1981 he graduated from Sverdlovsk building technical secondary school.
In 1985, he became a member of Chaif. He has also played the contrabass in Pyotr Beryozkin's country band.[2] Begunov played in the roles of the forest dryaba Bryaka in the radio play "Zhuzha. Drandalyot's travelling" which is based on Aleksandr Korotich's tale in 2009[3] and in that of the herald in a movie called "Legenda Ostrova Dvid" in 2010.[4] Begunov was awarded the insignia of the Merit of Sverdlovskaja Oblast.[5]